Solnhofen Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian [1] [2] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Lithographic limestone [1] |
Other | Slate, Dolomite, Flint |
Location | |
Region | Bavaria |
Country | Germany |
Type section | |
Named for | Solnhofen |
Facies map of the Solnhofen Archipelago of southern Germany |
The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk is a collective term for multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, which is famous for its well preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian). The paleoenvironment is also often referred to as the Solnhofen Archipelago. The Solnhofen Archipelago was located at the northern edge of the Tethys Ocean as part of a shallow epicontinental sea and is firmly a part of the Mediterranean realm. [3]
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Chimaeropsis [4] | C. paradoxa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Fragmentary cranial remains and one complete specimen [5] | Holotype destroyed in WW2 airraid [4] | |
Ischyodus [5] | I. egertoni | Eichstätt, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Multiple complete specimens | ||
I. quenstedti | May be a junior synonym of I. egertoni | |||||
Elasmodectes [5] | E. avitus | Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple complete specimens | ||
Chimaerotheca [4] | C. schernfeldensis | Schernfeld | Egg capsules of an unknown chimaera |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Hybodus (Egertonodus?) [5] | H. fraasi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete but poorly preserved specimen | ||
Asteracanthus [5] | A. ornatissimus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Single almost complete specimen of a 2 meter long female | ||
Strophodus [5] | S. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Articulated set of jaws and teeth |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Sphenodus [5] | S. nitidus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Incomplete skeletal remains and isolated teeth | ||
S. macer | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Incomplete skeletal remains and isolated teeth | |||
Synechodus [5] | S. ungeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete skeleton and isolated teeth | ||
Paraorthacodus [5] | P. jurensis | Haunsfeld, Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Macrourogaleous [5] | M. hassei | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Asterodermus [5] | A. platypterus | Solnhofen, Kelheim, Blumenberg, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Apolithabatis [6] | A. seioma | Painten | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | ||
Aellopobatis [7] | A. bavarica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Spathobatis [5] | S. bugesiacus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Rajitheca [5] | R. sp | Several specimens in private collections | Egg capsules of Batomorphs |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Paracestracion [5] | P. falcifer | Solnhofen? Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton, potentially more specimens | ||
P. viohli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single incomplete skeleton | |||
P. danieli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single incomplete skeleton | |||
Heterodontus [5] | H. zitteli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single complete skeleton lacking teeth, several other specimens may be referrable |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Phorcynis [5] | P. catulina | Eichstätt, Zandt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several skeletons | ||
Palaeorectolobus [5] | P. agomphius | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | One incomplete specimen |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Bavariscyllium [5] | B. tischlingeri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Palaeoscyllium [5] | P. formosum | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Scyliorhinotheca [5] | S. sp | egg capsule of a catshark |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Palaeocarcharias [5] | P. stromeri | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Crassodontidanus [5] | C. serranus | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated Teeth | ||
Notidanoides [5] | N. muensteri | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated teeth, one almost complete skeleton was presumably destroyed during WW2 | Another incomplete skeleton of the Genus is known from the Nusplingen limestone |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Pseudorhina [5] | P. acanthoderma | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
P. alifera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Protospinax [5] | P. annectans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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C. bucklandi [8] | Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete Specimens | |||
C. solnhofensis [9] | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Arduafrons [10] | A. prominoris | Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
Apomesodon [11] | A. comosus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
A. sp | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
E. gibbosus [12] | Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
G. circularis [12] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
G. hexagonus [12] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
M. verrucosus [12] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
M. heckeli [12] | ||||||
M. macropterus [12] | Kelheim | Torleite Formation | ||||
Piranhamesodon [13] | P. pinnatomus [13] | Ettling | Singular partial skeleton | |||
P. elegans [12] | Eichstätt. Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
P. formosus [12] | ||||||
P. bernardi [14] | Schamhaupten, Ettling, Painten | Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
Turbomesodon [15] | T. relegans | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
Turboscinetes [14] | T. egertoni | Ettling | ||||
Thiollierepycnodus [16] | T. wagneri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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" Lepidotes " [17] | "L." decoratus | |||||
"L." intermedius | ||||||
"L." oblongus | ||||||
"L." pustulosus | ||||||
"L." subovatus | ||||||
"L." unguiculatus | ||||||
Scheenstia [18] | S. maximus [18] | |||||
S. decoratus | ||||||
S. zappi [19] | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single almost complete specimen | |||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Callipurbeckia | C. notopterus [18] | |||||
Macrosemimimus [20] | M. fegerti | Ettling | Multiple complete specimens |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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H. oberndorferi [21] | Kelheim | Torleite Formation | Two incomplete specimens | |||
M. rostratus [21] | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
M. fourneti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | |||
N. decoratus [21] | ||||||
N. denticulatus | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Painten, Brunn, Ettling? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
Palaeomacrosemius [22] | P. thiollieri | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
P. elongatus [21] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
P. microstomus [21] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
E. beatae [21] | ||||||
Voelklichthys [23] | V. comitatus | Painten | Torleite Formation | Singular specimen |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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H. latus [24] | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Ainia [25] | A. agassizi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | |||
Altmuehlfuro [26] | A. boomerang | |||||
Brachyichthys [27] | B. radiato-puncatus | |||||
B. typicus | ||||||
I. cyprinoides [27] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
I. desori | Zandt | Torleite Formation | ||||
I. esocinus [27] | ||||||
I. münsteri [27] | ||||||
I. striatissimus [27] | ||||||
"Furo" [28] | "F." angustus | Solnhofen, Schamhaupten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
"F." longiserratus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Kelheim, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
"F." latimanus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Ophiopsis [29] | O. muensteri | Kelheim, Brunn, Ettling | ||||
Ophiopsiella [29] | O. attenuata | |||||
O. breviceps | ||||||
O. procera | ||||||
Schernfeldfuro [28] | S. uweelleri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Zandtfuro [28] | Z. tischlingeri | Zandt | Torleite Formation | |||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Amblysemius [30] | A. bellicianus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
A. pachyurus | ||||||
"A." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Caturus [30] | C. furcatus | Kelheim, Solnhofen, Ettling, Wattendorf? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
C. brevicostatus [31] | Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
"C." macrurus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
"C." latus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
"C." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
"C." ferox | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
" Furo" [32] | "F." microlepidotus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Strobilodus [30] | S. giganteus | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
Liodesmus [27] | L. gracilis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Synonym of Caturus brevicostatus [31] | ||
Nasrinotoudehichthys [31] | N. sprattiformis | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
Lophiurus ? | L. minutus | |||||
Amiopsis [27] | A. lepidota | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Solnhofenamia [27] | S. elongata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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P. laevissima [33] | Daiting, Painten | Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
P. pompecki [33] | ||||||
P. wagneri [33] | ||||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. titanius [34] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
H. insignis [34] | Obereichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
H. macrodon [34] | ||||||
Leedsichthys ? | L. sp | |||||
O. cornutus [34] | Birkhof, Blumenberg, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
O. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | ||||
O. teyleri? | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
P. retrodorsalis [35] | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Pachycormidae | Indeterminate | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | Giant skull fragment of a presumably 4 meter long pachycormid | ||
S. longimanus [34] | Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
S. depressus [34] | Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Simocormus [36] | S. macrolepidotus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. acutirostris [37] | Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
A. ornatissimus | ||||||
A. sanzenbacheri | Ettling, Painten? | Torleite Formation | ||||
Belonostomus [37] | B. kochi | Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation? | |||
B. muensteri [37] | Daiting, Mühlheim, Solnhofen, Langenaltheim, Zandt, Schamhaupten | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
B. tenuirostris [37] | Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
B. speciosus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
B. spyraenoides | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Indeterminate. [38] | ||||||
E. speciosus [38] | Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
P. micronyx [38] | ||||||
P. ovatus [38] | Ettling | |||||
"Pholidophorus" [38] | ||||||
"P." armatus [38] | ||||||
"P." diagonalis [38] | ||||||
"P." falcifer [38] | ||||||
"P." microps [38] | ||||||
"P." sculptus [38] | ||||||
"P." latimanus | ||||||
"P." latus | ||||||
"P." longiserratus | ||||||
"P." smilis | ||||||
Siemensichthys [39] | S. macrocephalus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation | |||
S. siemensi | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Bavarichthys | B. incognitus | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | Single complete skeleton | The oldest record of a crossognathiform in Europe |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. mesogaster [40] | ||||||
A. salmoneus [40] | Eichstätt, Painten, brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
Ascalabothrissops [41] | A. voelkli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | |||
P. propterus [40] | Kelheim, Zandt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
T. formosus [40] | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Mühlheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | ||||
T. subovatus [40] | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation? | ||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Anaethalion [42] | "A." angustissimus | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
A. angustus | Langenaltheim, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
A. knorri | ||||||
A. subovatus | ||||||
A. zapporum | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
Daitingichthys [42] | D. tischlingeri | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
Eichstaettia [42] | E. mayri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Elopsomolos [41] | E. frickhingeri | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | |||
E. sp 1 | ||||||
E. sp 2 | ||||||
E. sp 3 |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Ascalabos [43] | A. voithii | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Tischlingerichthys [44] | T. viohli | |||||
Tharsis [45] | T. dubius | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
T. elleri | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
T. sp | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | ||||
Ebertichthys [43] | E. ettlingensis | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | |||
L. haerteisi [46] | Zandt, Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
L. sprattiformis [46] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple Mass mortality plates of this species are known. It represents the most common vertebrate of the Solnhofen limestone. | |||
O. hoelli [46] | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | ||||
O. leichi [46] | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | ||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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C. bavaricum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
C. gigas | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
C. suevicum | ||||||
C. nudum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Libys [47] | L. polypterus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
L. superbus | Zandt | Torleite Formation | ||||
Undina [47] | U. acutidens | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
U. penicillata | Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
Macropoma [47] | M. willemoesi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Name | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. brevipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota [48] | |||
A. digitatellus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
B. macrodactylus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Palaeolacerta [48] | P. bavarica | |||||
E. schroederi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Schoenesmahl [48] | S. dyspepsia | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype [48] | ||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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H. maximillioni | Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
Sapheosaurus | S. laticeps | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic | ||
Sphenofontis [25] | S. velseraegen | Brunn | Torleite Formation | |||
Kallimodon | K. pulchellus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Sapheosauridae | ||
Oenosaurus | O. muehlheimensis | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among Tetrapods [49] | ||
Vadasaurus | V. herzogi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae [50] | ||
Piocormus | P. laticeps | Painten? | Torleite Formation | |||
P. goldfussi | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Acrosaurus fischmanni is a synonym. [51] |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. leptospondylus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen [53] | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
A. sp [54] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
" Ichthyosaurus " | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Nomen dubium . Known only from isolated teeth. | |||
Nannopterygius ? | N. sp | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Achelonia [55] | A. formosa | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
C. temnospondyla | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
E. wagleri | Solnhofen, Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
I. fitzingeri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
P. testa | Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms. | |||
P. oberndorferi | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | Platychelyid sea turtle | |||
S. parsonsi | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
Tropidemys [55] | T. langii | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
Thalassemys [58] | T. bruntrutana | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Aeolodon [59] | A. priscus | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Two partial skeletons | A teleosaur | |
A. bavaricus | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Partial skeleton [61] | An atoposaurid | ||
Atoposaurus [60] | A. oberndorferi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An atoposaurid | ||
Cricosaurus [62] | C. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton preserving soft tissue | ||
C. bambergensis | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | One almost complete skeleton | |||
C. elegans | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and vertebrae (NHM 43005) [63] Partial skull (NHM 37006 [63] ) | |||
C. rauhuti | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial 3D skull | |||
Crocodilaemus | C. sp | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile | ||
D. maximus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Schamhaupten, Painten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth (JME-SOS4577, JME-SOS2535 [63] ) [65] | A metriorhynchid | ||
G. giganteus | Solnhofen, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and mandible (NHM 37020) [66] Isolated tooth (NHM 37016) [66] | A metriorhynchid | ||
G. grandis | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | ||||
R. gracilis | Eichstätt, Zandt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation | Skull and skeleton (NHM R.3948) [66] [63] | A metriorhynchid | ||
Machimosaurus | M. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Isolated teeth | ||
" Steneosaurus " | "S." jugleri | |||||
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Image |
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Archaeopteryx [67] | A. albersdoerferi [68] | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Parts of the skull and wings | ||
A. siemensii [69] | Langenaltheim, Workerszell | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
A. lithographica [67] | Langenaltheim, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
Alcmonavis [70] | A. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial wing | ||
C. longipes [67] | Kelheim (Goldberg) | Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton | Stomach contents are preserved in the form of the lizard Schoenesmahl. A second specimen of the genus is known from the French Canjuers Lagerstätte | ||
Juravenator [71] | J. starki | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton with soft tissue | ||
Ostromia [72] | O. crassipes | Jachenhausen | Torleite Formation | Partial limb bones | ||
Sciurumimus [73] | S. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile preserving soft tissue |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. scolopaciceps | Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus. [74] | |||||
A. ammoni | The holotype consists of a partial skeleton, while the second specimen is represented by a perfectly preserved juvenile including soft tissue. | |||||
A. longicollum | The holotype was destroyed in a WW2 air raid, but another more complete specimen is known from the Nusplingen limestone. | Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus. [75] | ||||
Altmuehlopterus [76] | A. rhamphastinus | |||||
A. micronyx | ||||||
Bellubrunnus [78] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton of a juvenile | ||
Balaenognathus [79] | B. maeuseri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
C. elegans | Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans | |||||
C. gracile | ||||||
C. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and two cervical vertebrae | |||
C. suevicus | Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus. This genus originally hails from the Nusplingen Limestone | |||||
Diopecephalus [76] | D. kochi | |||||
G. cristatus | Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus | |||||
G. subulatus | ||||||
Gnathosaurinae [25] | Indeterminate | Brunn | Torleite Formation | |||
P. antiquus | Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia. [80] | |||||
Petrodactyle [81] | P. wellnhoferi | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
Propterodactylus [82] | P. frankerlae | Ulmense | Painten Formation [83] | A complete skeleton | Notable for its transitional features between pterodactyloids and more basal monofenestratans | |
R. muensteri | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia. [84] | |||
" Rhamphodactylus " | Indeterminate | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
S. crassirostris [85] | Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | A Solnhofen genus erected in 1861 by J. A. Wagner when he recognized the rhamphorhynchoid nature of "Pterodactylus" crassirostris after the discovery of a specimen with a preserved tail. [85] The Solnhofen Limestone is the only known source of Scaphognathus fossils. [85] S. crassirostris was originally named P. crassirostris in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species. [85] | |||
Skiphosoura [86] | S. bavarica | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Mostly complete disarticulated skeleton | A large basal monofenstratan |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
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Pliosauridae [87] | Indeterminate | Kelheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth of great size |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
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Liliocrinus [88] | L. sp | ||||
Millericrinus [88] | M. mespiliformis | ||||
M. nobilis | |||||
Balanocrinus [88] | B. sigmaringensis | ||||
B. subteres | |||||
Pentacrinus [88] | P. cf. pentagonalis | ||||
Comaturella [88] | C. pennata | Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheimer Haardt | Almtühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
C. formosa | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
Solanocrinites [88] | S. costatus | ||||
S. gracilis | |||||
S. imperialis | |||||
Saccocoma [89] | S. pectinata | Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone. [89] | |||
S. tenella | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geocoma [88] | G. carinata | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
G. planata | |||||
Ophiopetra [88] | O. lithographica | Kelheim, Hienheim | Painten Formation | ||
Ophiurella [88] | O. speciosa | Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
Sinosura [88] | S. kelheimense | Hienheim, Ried, Kelheim | Painten Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archasteropecten [88] | A. elegans | ||||
Lithaster [88] | L. jurassicus | ||||
Pentasteria [88] | P. tithonica | Hienheim | Painten Formation | ||
P. lithographica | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
Riedaster [88] | R. reicheli | Ried | Painten Formation | ||
Terminaster [88] | T. cancriformis | Böhmfeld | Altmühltal Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diplocidaris [88] | D. sp | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||
Rhabdocidaris [88] | R. boehmi | ||||
R. mayri | |||||
R. orbignyana | Brunn, Painten | Torleite Formation, Painten Formation | |||
R. trispinata | |||||
R. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
Plegiocidaris [88] | P. blumenbachii | ||||
P. sp | |||||
Paracidaris [88] | P. sp |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diadematacea [88] | Indeterminate | ||||
Echinothurioidea [88] | Indeterminate | ||||
Polydiadema [88] | P. sp | ||||
Diademopsis [88] | D. sp | ||||
Hemipedina [88] | H. sp | ||||
Pedina [88] | P. lithographica | ||||
P. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
Phymopedina [88] | P. marchamensis | Painten | Painten Formation | ||
P. sp | |||||
Hemicidaris [88] | H. intermedia | Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
Acrocidaris [88] | A. sp | ||||
Diplopodia [88] | D. subangularis | ||||
Pseudodiadema [88] | P. lithographica | Ried, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | ||
P. pseudodiadema | |||||
Tetragramma [88] | T. planissima | Painten | Painten Formation |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phymosoma [88] | P. sp | Mörnsheim, Breitenhill | Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation | ||
Pseudosalenia [88] | P. aspera | Brunn, Schamhaupten | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
Pygaster [88] | P. sp | ||||
Holectypus [88] | H. corallinus | ||||
H. sp | |||||
Kieripygurus [88] | K. jurensis | ||||
Pygurus [88] | P. sp | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Schamhaupten, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
Nucleolites [88] | N. sp | Brunn, Kelheim | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
Collyropsis [88] | C. carinata | ||||
C. sp | |||||
Stomechinus [88] | S. perlatus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation? |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jumaraina [88] | J. sp | ||||
Achistrum [88] | A. sp | ||||
Hemisphaerantos [88] | H. sp | ||||
Priscopedatus [88] | P. sp | ||||
Synallactidae [88] | Indeterminate |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nuculida? [88] | Indeterminate | ||||
Solemya [88] | S. sp | Pfalzpaint | Altmühltal Formation | a solemyidan |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pseudaganides | P. franconicus | Solnhofen? | Altmühltal Formation | a nautilid | |
P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid | ||
Pseudonautilus | P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthoteuthis | A. leichi | A belemnoteuthid | |||
A. speciosa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid | ||
Belemnoteuthis | B. mayri | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid | |
Hibolithes | H. hasatus | Solnhofen, Breitenhill, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | A mesohibolitidaen | |
H. semisulcatus | A mesohibolitidaen | ||||
Pavloviteuthis | P. kapitzkei | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid | |
Rhaphibelus | R. acicula | Eichstätt. Blumenberg, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnitidan | |
Winkleriteuthis | W. problematicus | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archaeolepas [88] | A. redtenbacheri | Ried, Hienheim, Kehlheim | Painten Formation | Specimens of this Genus are often found in small groups attache to the ammonite Gravesius | |
Eolepas [88] | E. quenstedti | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | This genus often occurs attached to the flanks of perisphinctid ammonites but it is also found attached to sponges of the genus Codites | |
Martillepas("Pollicipes") [88] | M. holisi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Commonly found attached to ammonites | |
Litholepas [94] | L. klausreschi | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | The species is based on 13 complete specimens attached to a sponge of the genus Codites |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bopyridae [88] | Indeterminate | Presence indicated by characteristic markings on the exoskeletons of other crustaceans [88] | |||
Brunnaega [88] | B. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
Brunnella [88] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
Palaega [88] | P. kunthi | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cymothoidid | |
P. sp | A cymothoidid | ||||
Schweglerella [88] | S. strobli | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A sphaeromatid | |
Urda [88] | U. rostrata | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | |
U. punctata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | ||
Niveotanais [88] | N. brunnensis | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A tanadacean |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthochirana [88] | A. angulata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | |
A. cordata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | ||
A. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
Aeger [88] | A. elegans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | |
A. spinipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
A. tipularius | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
Epipenaeus(Carpopenaeus) [98] | E. peterbuergeri | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A carpopenaid | |
Albertoppelia [99] | A. kuempeli | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
Antrimpos [88] | A. nonodon | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
A. speciosus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
A. undenarius | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
Bylgia [88] | "B." haeberleini | A penaeidid | |||
"B." hexadon | A penaeidid | ||||
B. ruedeli [99] | Painten, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
B. spinosa | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
B. anjobea | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
Drobna [88] | D. deformis | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
Dusa [88] | D. denticulata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | |
D. monocera | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
D. reschi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | ||
Eystaettia [88] | E. intermedius | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
Franconipenaeus [88] | F. meyeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | |
Koelga [88] | K. curvirostris | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
K. muensteri [99] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | ||
Libanocaris [88] | L. annettae | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
Pseudodusa [99] | P. frattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schmelingia [88] | S. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeomonid | |
Udora [88] | U. brevispina | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Alltmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A procaridoid | |
U. koschnyi [99] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A procaridoid | ||
Udorella [88] | U. agassizi | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A procaridoid | |
Harthofia [88] | H. bergeri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | |
H. blumenbergi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
H. polzi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
H. heidenreichetfauseri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
Alcmonacaris [88] | A. winkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
Blaculla [88] | B. nikoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
B. sieboldi | Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
B. haugi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
B. felthausetsauteri [100] | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
B. anjobea | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
Buergerocaris [99] | B. psittacoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
Ctenodusa | C. bronni | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
Hefriga [88] | H. frischmanni | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
H. proboscideawulfi [99] | Zandt | Painten Formation | A carid | ||
H. norbertwinkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
H. rogerfrattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
H. serrata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | ||
H. schlechtingerae | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
Pleopteryx [99] | P, kuempeli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
Schernfeldia [88] | S. schweigerti | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
Occultocaris [100] | O. feckei | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
Palaeobresilia [101] | P. kurthetriegeri | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten | Altmühltal Formation,Painten Formation | The oldest known member of the bresiloidea |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pseudastacus [102] | P. pustulosus | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | |
P. muensteri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
Stenochirus [102] | S. angustus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A stenochirid | |
S. mayeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
Malmuncina [103] | M. wulfi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A uncinid | |
Uncina [104] | U. ultima | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | A uncinid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eryma [105] | E. elongatum | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
E. modestiforme | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
E. punctatum | Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
E. verrucosa | Eichstätt, Painten, Hienheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
(Galicia)E. veltheimii | Painten, Kelheim | Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
Erymastacus [105] | E. major | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
Palaeastacus [105] | P. fuciformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | |
P. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A erymid | ||
P. rothgaengerae | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A erymid | ||
Pustulina [105] | P. minuta | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
P. suevica | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
Stenodactylina [106] | S. devillezi | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
Gigacerina [88] | G. saemanni | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A glypheid | |
Glyphea [102] | G. jurensis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | |
G. pseudoscyllarus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
G. veltheimi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
G. viohli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
G. nov. spec. (Type A) [88] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
G. nov. spec. (Type B) [88] | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
Glypheopsis [88] | G. tenuis | Painten, Zandt | Painten Formation | A glypheid | |
Squamosoglyphea [107] | S. redenbacheri | A glypheid | |||
S. squamosa | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
S. rogeri | A glypheid | ||||
Mecochirus [88] | M. longimanatus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A mecochirid M. bajeri and M. brevimanus represent females of M. longimanatus |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aperiopyxis [88] | A. wulfetzergiebeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? | |
Etallonia [88] | E. longimana | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
E. hoellorum | a axiid? | ||||
E. raineralberti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | a axiid? | ||
Magila [88] | M. deformis | a axiid? | |||
M. desmarestii | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? | ||
M. latimana | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | ||
Megachela [88] | M. frickhingeri | Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
Reschia [88] | R. barbarea | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate thalassinidaen |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coleia [88] | C. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A coleiid | |
Palaeopentacheles [102] | P. roettenbacheri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeopentachelid | |
Cycleryon [102] | C. elongatus | Zandt, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A eryonid | |
C. orbiculatus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A eryonid C. subrotundus is a juvenile of this species | ||
C. propinquus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid C. spinimanus is a female form of this species | ||
C. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | ||
Eryon [108] | E. cuvieri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
Adamanteryon | A. fourneti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | |
Knebelia [88] | K. bilobata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
K. schuberti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
Rogeryon [109] | R. oppeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
Soleryon [110] | S. schorri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | A eryonid | |
S. sp | Zandt | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
Palinurina [88] | P. longipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A palinurid Phyllosoma is the larval form of this genus | |
P. tenera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palinurid | ||
Phalangites [88] | P. priscus | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | larvae of a palinurid | |
Cancrinos [88] | C. claviger | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cancrinid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
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Aulavescus [111] | A. paintenensis | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
Gastrosacus [112] | G. wetzleri | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
Orhomalus [88] | O. deformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A hermit crab | |
Paleopagurus [88] | P. sp | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A hermit crab |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abyssophthalmus | A. mirus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A longodromitid | |
Bucculentum [113] | B. arnosavelkouli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A bucculentid | |
Goniodromites [88] | G. serratus | Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
Pithonodon [88] | P. marginatum | Zandt | Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
Planoprosopon [88] | P. heydeni | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A longodromitid |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
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Mesolimulus | M. walchi | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A limulid often found associated with Trackways |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
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Eurycide ? [114] | E. golem | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | An Ascorhynchid | |
Colossopantopodus [114] | C. nanus | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | A Colossendeidaen |
Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
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Clausocaris | C. lithographica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A clausocarid | |
Dollocaris | D. michelorum | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A dollocarid | |
Mayrocaris | M. bucculata | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A dollocarid | |
Falcatacaris | F. bastelbergeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A thylacocephalan |
The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk, formally known as the Altmühltal Formation, is a Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte that preserves a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including highly detailed imprints of soft bodied organisms such as sea jellies. The most familiar fossils of the Solnhofen Plattenkalk include the early feathered theropod dinosaur Archaeopteryx preserved in such detail that they are among the most famous and most beautiful fossils in the world. The Solnhofen beds lie in the German state of Bavaria (Bayern), halfway between Nuremberg (Nürnberg) and Munich (München) and were originally quarried as a source of lithographic limestone. The Jura Museum situated in Eichstätt, Germany has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx.
Sphenosuchia is a suborder of basal crocodylomorphs that first appeared in the Triassic and occurred into the Middle Jurassic. Most were small, gracile animals with an erect limb posture. They are now thought to be ancestral to crocodyliforms, a group which includes all living crocodilians.
Coccolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish in the family Coccolepididae. Originally including most species within the family, it is now restricted to two species from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. The holotype of C. bucklandi, designated and described by Louis Agassiz, was thought to be lost but was later rediscovered in Neuchâtel.
The Qigu Formation is a Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) geologic formation in the Southern Junggar Basin in China. Indeterminate Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, including theropod teeth and a fibula. a stegosaur dorsal vertebra and a Eusauropod tooth. Xinjiangtitan was erroneously thought to be from this formation, but it is actually from the older Qiketai Formation, which is in a different basin. The term "Qigu Formation" is also used to sediments of equivalent age in the Turpan Basin, but this might better be treated as a separate formation. It is laterally equivalent to the Shishugou Formation.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2012 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2013 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2013. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2014 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2014. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
The Nusplingen Limestone is a geological formation in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian age of the Late Jurassic. It mainly consists of lithographic limestones deposited in a marine basin, similar to the Solnhofen Limestone. Fossils of pterosaurs, thalattosuchians, and the oldest geophilomorph centipede Eogeophilus were found in the Nusplingen Limestone.
Aerodactylus is a pterosaur genus containing a single species, Aerodactylus scolopaciceps. The fossil remains of this species have been found only in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany, dated to the late Jurassic Period, about 150.8–148.5 million years ago. The validity of Aerodactylus has been disputed, with some pterosaur experts suggesting that none of the specimens referred to this genus are distinguishable from Pterodactylus.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2016 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2016, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to arthropod paleontology that occurred in the year 2016.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2017 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to arthropod paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017.
This list, 2017 in paleomalacology, is a list of new taxa of ammonites and other fossil cephalopods, as well as fossil gastropods, bivalves and other molluscs that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to molluscan paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2018 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and other fossil arthropods of every kind that were described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries, and events related to arthropod paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2018.
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2019 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2019, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to arthropod paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2019.
2020 in arthropod paleontology is a list of new arthropod fossil taxa, including arachnids, crustaceans, insects, trilobites, and other arthropods that were announced or described, as well as other significant arthropod paleontological discoveries and events which occurred in 2020.
The Sachrang Formation or "Posidonienschiefer" Formation is a geological formation of southwestern Germany, northern Switzerland, northwestern Austria, southeast Luxembourg and the Netherlands, that spans about 3 million years during the Early Jurassic period. It is known for its detailed fossils, especially sea fauna, listed below. Composed mostly by black shale, the formation is a Lagerstätte, where fossils show exceptional preservation, with a thickness that varies from about 1 m to about 40 m on the Rhine level, being on the main quarry at Holzmaden between 5 and 14 m. Some of the preserved material has been transformed into fossil hydrocarbon Jet, specially wood remains, used for jewelry. The exceptional preservation seen on the Posidonia Shale has been studied since the late 1800s, finding that a cocktail of chemical and environmental factors let to such an impressive conservation of the marine fauna. The most common theory is the changes in the oxygen level, where the different anoxic events of the Toarcian left oxygen-depleted bottom waters, with the biota dying and falling to the bottom without any predator able to eat the dead bodies.
2021 in arthropod paleontology is a list of new arthropod fossil taxa, including arachnids, crustaceans, insects, trilobites, and other arthropods that were announced or described, as well as other significant arthropod paleontological discoveries and events which occurred in 2021.
Tyrannosculda is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp which lived during the Late Jurassic in southern Germany. It was named in 2021, with T. laurae as the type and only species. Several fossil specimens are known, representing various growth stages.
Pseudastacus is an extinct genus of decapod crustaceans that lived during the Jurassic period in Europe, and possibly the Cretaceous period in Lebanon. Many species have been assigned to it, though the placement of some species remains uncertain and others have been reassigned to different genera. Fossils attributable to this genus were first described by Georg zu Münster in 1839 under the name Bolina pustulosa, but the generic name was changed in 1861 after Albert Oppel noted that it was preoccupied. The genus has been placed into different families by numerous authors, historically being assigned to Nephropidae or Protastacidae. Currently, it is believed to be a member of Stenochiridae.
This list of fossil fish research presented in 2025 is a list of new fossil taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes that were described during the year, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoichthyology that occurred in 2025.
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